How much is the article processing charge (APC)?

Below are the some quickest ways through which you can find the Article Processing Charge (APC) in our Hybrid and Gold journals.

1. Sage Choice Price List: Our Sage Choice program enables authors to comply with funding body requirements while still publishing their article in a subscription journal. The Sage Choice Price List 2025 catalogs the journals that participate in Sage Choice and the relevant APC for each of these journals. Authors can refer to this list to find the APC rates by title.

2. Journals that do NOT not offer Sage Choice: Below is a the list of journals that are exclusively available through subscription and do not offer Open Access publication via the Sage Choice program. If the journal is on this list, you will not be able to publish Open Access. Please visit our website for further information on the Sage Choice Journal and Pricing Exceptions.

Journals that do NOT participate in Sage Choice

• Abstracts in Anthropology
• British Journalism Review
• A Current Bibliography on African Affairs
• Index on Censorship
• InnovAiT
• International Political Science Abstracts / Documentation Politique Internationale
• Journal of the ICRU
• Pain News
• Phi Delta Kappan
• Political Insight

3. Gold Open Access journals - Manuscript Submission Guidelines: Most of Sage's Gold Open Access journals are supported by the payment of an article processing charge (APC). Authors can visit each journal's individual website, where they can find the APC details under the Manuscription Submission Guidelines. To find this information, please follow the below steps:

• Visit the Sage Journals platform
• Search for the journal title:
   

• Click on the journal from the search results:
     

• On the journal page, find the "Submission guidelines" on the right-hand side under "Journal Information"
    

• Under the "Article processing charge (APC)" heading, you will find detailed information on how much it costs to publish in the journal:
   

Contact Information

If you require further assistance, please contact our Open Access Customer Services team at openaccess@sagepub.com